Goals Quote by Guillem Balague

“Bielsa’s teams ‘can play badly or well, but talent depends on the inspiration and the effort depends on each one of the players: the…

— Guillem Balague

“Pep organised his attack (creating the conditions for one v ones, or looking for superiority across the pitch) in a way that nobody else…

— Guillem Balague

“Superiority in midfield, as predicted by Pep, was the key to the game.”

— Guillem Balague

“Pep’s do-or-die attitude from the sidelines (constantly correcting and signalling during games, treating every match as if it were the last, intensely focused on…

— Guillem Balague

“We’re thinking about the squad without them,’ Pep announced during his presentation, flanked by the club president, Joan Laporta, and sporting director, Txiki Beguiristain.…

— Guillem Balague

“It is important in football, as in any walk of life, to appear calm in times of crisis. To hide weaknesses. Pep told them…

— Guillem Balague

Everybody wants to play for Pep.

— Kolo Toure

“From his very first day in the job as coach, Pep went out of his way to appeal to the feelings of his players:…

— Guillem Balague

Pep and his staff work very hard, not just on the training pitch but also with the analysis of opponents, and now, of course,…

— Fernandinho

Pep was all about dominant football and about having the ball.

— Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

“Pep had realised that one of the few weaknesses of the Atlético defence was with second balls. They defended so deep that if his…

— Guillem Balague

Pep is a great manager who sees football in another way. He lives football and breathes football. The way he thinks about the game…

— Ederson